KARACHI: The Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi, with great zeal and enthusiasm, puts forward various cultural and literary, festivities and celebrations of international accord all the year around, providing its guests with pleasant, fun-filled and memorable experiences. [huge_it_slider id=”36″] The PC karachi, in collaboration with Media Box organized an impressive “Ghazal Night” on the evening of 12th May 2017 2017, at its elegant Grand Ball Room. The legendary artist on this occasion was Salman Alvi. The event started off with a lavish refreshment arrangement and meet and greet, followed by brief speeches by Tahir Khan, Vice President Events, Marketing, Media &…
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DUBAI: Avaya has announced that Gerry’s Information Technology has been selected as the first authorized Avaya cloud partner in Pakistan, and will deploy Avaya’s cloud-based communications solutions to its customers in Pakistan. Gerry’s Information Technology, based in Karachi, Pakistan, is a part of Gerry’s Group, one of the leading business enterprises in the country. The company provides a diverse set of connectivity solutions and services including internet services, video conferencing solutions, data center modulation and customized network infrastructure solutions to meet specific customer requirements among others. Gerry’s Information Technology will deliver Avaya’s unified communications (UC) and contact center (CC) solutions…
BRUSSELS: The current ban on electronic items in cabin baggage which affects flights to the US from eight countries won’t be extended to include services operating from Europe. The decision follows a four-hour meeting between EU and US officials to discuss threats to aviation security which took place in Brussels on May 17. Last year, 30 million people flew to the US from Europe. According to the airports association ACI Europe, there are 3,257 flights a week scheduled to fly to the US from airports in 28 European Union countries this summer. US officials had previously said they were looking…
The trade association of the world’s airlines, International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on the European Commission and the US government to adopt additional airport safety measures rather than expand the current, controversial ban on personal electronic devices (PEDs) in the cabin of flights from Middle Eastern and North African countries. In a letter to EU transport commissioner Violeta Bulc and US secretary of homeland security John Kelly, IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac warns member carriers have “serious concerns regarding the negative impact any expansion of the ban on PEDs in the aircraft cabin will have on airline…
SEATTLE: The airplane, a 737 MAX 8, is handed over to Malindo Air at the Seattle Delivery Centre. The Malaysia-based airline will be the first to put the 737 MAX into commercial service. The 737 MAX is the fastest-selling airplane in Boeing’s history and till to date, it has received almost 3,700 orders from 87 customers across the world. “This airplane will change the face of the single-aisle market,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Kevin McAllister. “The 737 MAX 8 is the best in its class, providing unmatched performance and economics for our airline customers.” The 737 MAX family is…
The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are one of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The cultural property consists of three historic mountain villages over an area of 68 hectares (170 acres) in the remote Shogawa river valley, stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in central Japan. Each of the three villages – Ogimachi, Ainokura, and Suganuma – is classified as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings under the 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties. This classification requires, inter alia, the preparation of municipal ordinances and preservation plans for protection, restrictions on activities that may alter the existing landscape, authorization procedures,…
SYDNEY: Last year was a record year for Australian cruising with 1,281,139 people taking to the seas. That’s a whole lotta cruising Aussies! Speaking at CLIA’s Cruise Industry Source Market Report for 2016 launch, Chairman of CLIA and SVP & Managing Director Asia Pacific at Norwegian Cruise Line, Steve Odell, said this figure made Australia one of the highest growing cruise industries in the world. “This number represented a 222,000 rise on 2015 or a 21 per cent rise year-on-year,” Odell said. “Australia’s growth rate was the third highest globally.” Odell explained that Australia also has the “world’s highest market…
BANGKOK: Amadeus IT Group, S.A., a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, achieved adjusted profit of 293.6 million euros for the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 19.6% versus the same period last year. This growth was underpinned by an increase of 11.7% in revenue, to 1,250.8 million euros, and 12.0% in EBITDA to 502.8 million euros. Luis Maroto, President & CEO of Amadeus, commented: “Amadeus’ core businesses performed well in the first quarter of 2017”. “In our Distribution segment, revenue grew by 11.4%. This was in part due to travel agency air bookings growing consistently across…
KARACHI: Seen here in the picture is Ms. Cristine Senter, Award winning Fashion Designer of Italy, performing ribbon Cutting ceremony of Italian Food Festival along with Mr. Erik Huyer, General Manager Avari Towers Hotel Karachi & Italian Consul General.
KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group and Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli and President KCCI Shamim Ahmed Firpo presenting Chamber’s crest to Head of Commercial for Pakistan, U.S. Department of Commerce, Steve Knode during his visit to KCCI. Vice Chairman BMG and former President KCCI Haroon Farooki, Senior Vice President KCCI Asif Nisar, Vice President Muhammad Younus Soomro, Tashfeen Mehdi, Malik Atiq and Members of Managing Committee KCCI are also present at the picture.